The Case Against Apple; Stephen King’s Interactive E-Book; and More

Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories:

Meanwhile, Stephen King has created a “supernatural digital book musical[3],” which includes original songs and lyrics by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, sound effects, and an interactive video, released today exclusively through Apple iBooks. (AppNewser)

Forty years after Pablo Neruda’s death—which was originally attributed to cancer—a judge has ordered a search[5] for the man who has since been accused of poisoning the Chilean poet. (The Huffington Post)

The art collection of T.S. Eliot’s widow, Valerie Eliot, who died last November, will be auctioned by Christie’s in London[7] later this year. The collection includes work by Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Winston Churchill, among others. (The Huffington Post)